| Adaina fuscahodias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Adaina |
| Species: | A. fuscahodias |
| Binomial name | |
| Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992 | |
Adaina fuscahodias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz), Costa Rica, and Brazil.
The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in). Adults have been recorded in February, July, August and December. The larvae feed on Verbesina species, Senecio brasiliensis, and Vernonanthura mariana.
Etymology
The name refers to the close resemblance in genitalia with Adaina hodias and the striking darker area on the forewing.
References
- ^ Gielis, Cees (1992). "Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 20: 373–404.
- "Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.335. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Gielis, Cees (2011). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 2: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 85 (10): 589–824.
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